‘‘However, the weight of evidence presented to the committee has confirmed why the community should have confidence in the decisions of the APVMA,’’ he said.

‘‘It’s disappointing that some organisations that sought to perpetuate that misunderstanding weren’t even bothered to make a submission to the inquiry — but this is understandable considering they had no evidence to back their position.’’

Mr Cossey said before any agricultural chemical product could be sold or manufactured in Australia, it went through rigorous scientific assessment by APVMA.

‘‘They assess the safety and expected use of the product. The Senate inquiry confirmed this.

‘‘It’s somewhat perplexing that those who nominally argue for the APVMA to be independent then also seek to direct them to undertake unnecessary reviews.’’

The Greens party said while it supported some findings in the committee’s majority report, it did not agree with the committee views in relation to both glyphosate specifically or to chemical safety overall.